Movies

I love birds and other animals. I once had a house with an atrium. I kept a cockatoo in there with some parakeets until I noticed that they were miserable at night, even in warm weather. They are tropical birds. They have been raised in captivity with no clue how to care for themselves. Also releasing a tropical bird in Washington was really abandonment. It was not a grand gesture, it was cruel. That scene was much the same as if he left a dog on the side of the road. I turned it off.

As a romance story, Love Happens is nothing special, with the spark between Eckhart and Aniston almost non-existent. But as a drama about grief, it's much more interesting, though the blend of both does not always sit easily.

This is an odd little film. More drama with romance than a romance (its not really a romantic comedy). The plot has Aaron Eckhart as a self help guru who is giving a seminar in the home town of his deceased wife. He still hasn't processed his wife's death in a car accident and is uncomfortable by the appearance of his wife's parents. In to the mix comes Jennifer Aniston as a photographer to which he is attracted. Its a touchy feelie weepy of sorts with a dose of romance added. Its not bad but I'm really not sure what I think of it. Its good, but its easy to see why it hasn't found an audience since the title is misleading and its not to "rom com" it was advertised as.